How do I create a citation list?
Users can create a citation list for a books, journal articles, manuscripts, newspapers or musical compositions in Resources. There are two methods for creating a citation list.
Method 1: Import a file in RIS (Research Information Systems) format.
Method 2: Manually create list.
Go to Resources.
Select the Resources tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Method 1: Import RIS file.
To the right of the folder you want to import the RIS citation list, from the Add drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.
This displays the New Citation List page.
Enter a name, then Import.
![Enter a name, then Import.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/161/original/47bc9995-047f-4f8f-94ad-2ad5dba2a50a.png)
Enter a name for the citation list, then click Import.
This displays the Import Citations page.
Click Browse.
![Click Browse.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/163/original/2ea14685-d869-424a-aa88-a388db602738.png)
Click Browse to locate and select the .ris file on your computer.
Click Import.
![Click Import.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/165/original/0ceb5892-8606-44ae-a197-3dbc8158dbf2.png)
Note: The selected .ris filename will appear next to the Browse button.
Click Done.
![Click Done.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/167/original/ae2baa49-d960-4e57-b953-262c80e00618.png)
Method 2: Manually create citation list.
To the right of the folder where you want to create the citation list, from the Actions drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.
This displays the New Citation List page.
Enter a name for the citation list, then click Manually Create.
![Enter a name for the citation list, then click Manually Create.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/175/original/f7ea592e-3dd3-4f91-8406-2afa8f4ed79c.png)
Enter citation information, then Save.
![Enter citation information, then Save.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/177/original/033c1adb-5fb6-42cb-b74e-c206eb0864e4.png)
Manually enter the citation information, then click Save Citation.
Click Done.
![Click Done.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/179/original/b7693264-4a7f-4fa2-8ffa-e05561aff373.png)
This returns the display to the New Citation List page with a summary of the citation information. You may add more citations if needed. When finished, click Done.